Housing market imbalance
A new report reveals a major geographical imbalance in the housing market. While Copenhagen homeowners are usually able to find a buyer within a year, properties are on the market for an average…
MorePolio warning
Health officials have warned that the threat of a polio outbreak in Denmark is now so great that the authorities need to increase preparedness levels against the disease. Holger Kallehauge, head of PTU,…
MoreNew health plan targets smokers and drinkers
Health Minister Astrid Krag has launched an ambitious 10-year health plan aimed at reducing the number of smokers in Denmark by a quarter of a million and heavy drinkers by 169,000 ahead of…
MoreDanish success? Not really
Denmark has received gushing coverage in foreign media, and especially the UK, for quality TV programmes (The Killing, Borgen, The Bridge) and consistently high ranking in happiness surveys. But according to the Britsh…
MoreBusiness shorts
Misuse of EU agricultural funds / Maersk Broker CEO quits / DONG wind DKK54m award Agriculture The Danish Agriculture & Food Council, which represents the agricultural and food industry in Denmark, has been…
MoreNew Danish initiative to strengthen biosecurity and improve health in East Africa
The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Ministry of Defence and The Ministry of Health have joined together on an innovative pilot project that aims to improve biosecurity and health in East Africa….
MorePension funds try to hijack DONG deal – no chance says Finance Minister
Four Danish pension funds have joined together in a bid to de-rail US investment bank Goldman Sachs’ purchase of a 19% share in state-run energy giant DONG. PenSam, Teachers Pension Fund, PKA, and PBU…
MoreOpposition vows to set up embassy in Libya
The Liberals and Conservatives have denounced the Foreign Ministry’s decision to close down Denmark’s diplomatic representation in Libya and vowed to open an embassy there when they regain power. Former foreign minister Lene…
MoreSocial Minister’s favoured organisation reimburses DKK100,000
The Huset Zorning voters’ rights organisation has agreed to refund DKK100,000 of the DKK1m grant it received from the Social Ministry for its ‘Voters on the Fringe’ campaign. The million-kroner grant nearly cost…
MoreDPP’s ‘Mr Nice Guy’ grabs voters from left and right
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has ‘hijacked’ thousands of voters from both the left and right. A new study by election researcher Søren Risbjerg Thomsen of Aarhus University shows that 120,000 voters have…
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